Columbia River System Operations
Environmental Impact Statement

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Eastern view of the upper Columbia River Gorge Vista House

On September 29, 2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration released the joint Record of Decision for the Columbia River System Operations Environmental Impact Statement.

The joint ROD commits the agencies to implementing immediate and long-term actions related to the ongoing operations, maintenance and configuration of 14 federal dams that compose the Columbia River System.

The plan includes actions that support continued, reliable water resource benefits and balances the purposes of the federal dams while specifically supporting ongoing and new improvements for species listed under the Endangered Species Act. The signing of the joint ROD accomplishes a priority item in the Presidential Memorandum on Promoting the Reliable Supply and Delivery of Water in the West issued in October 2018.

A recorded virtual event commemorating the signing of the joint ROD, as well as the final EIS and joint ROD are available on the project website at www.crso.info.

CRSO EIS Related Documents
09/29/2020 News Release: Federal agencies decide the Columbia River System Operations environmental impact statement balances system purposes
07/31/2020 Federal agencies release final Columbia River System Operations environmental impact statement
07/31/2020 Final Environmental Impact Statement
07/31/2020 Executive Summary
04/09/2020 News Release: Comment period to close soon on CRSO draft environmental impact statement
03/13/2020 News Release: All CRSO Draft EIS Meetings Switched to Virtual
03/12/2020 News Release: Feds shift Seattle, Portland CRSO EIS meetings to 'phone only'
02/28/2020 News Release: CRSO Draft EIS Released
02/28/2020 Executive Summary
02/28/2020 Draft Environmental Impact Statement >>
02/28/2020 View Draft Environmental Impact Statement on EPA Website >>
Reclamation CRSO EIS Project Summaries
Grand Coulee
Hungry Horse




Contact

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For questions or to receive updates via postal mail*
Call: 800-290-5033

*Messages sent to the co-lead agencies via email, phone and social media are NOT recorded as comments for the project record. The methods to submit a comment for the project record will be posted on crso.info when the comment period begins.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Attn: CRSO EIS, P.O. Box 2870
Portland, OR 97208-2870


Last Update: 9/1/23